Why do carbon and fuel taxes trigger political backlash? In a new policy brief, Julius Andersson (researcher at SITE) points to income polarization. As the middle class’s income share shrinks, the tax...

In recent years, scholars have become increasingly interested in understanding the challenges and opportunities of building entrepreneurial family businesses from different perspectives. Most...

To highlight the International Women's Day, researchers from Stockholm Institute of Transition Economics (SITE) and Centre for Economic Analysis (CenEA) have compiled a brief overview of studies that...

A century’s worth of history and celebrated architecture meets modern art and the future in tech; The historical premises of the Stockholm School of Economics (SSE) are about to get a facelift, thanks...

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine on February 24, 2022, led to global condemnation and sanctions. International companies were pressured to exit Russia. This policy brief examines which companies left,...

A few days ago we introduced Mattias Nordqvist, House of Innovation’s latest addition! His research focuses on entrepreneurship, innovation and ownership/governance in different types of family firms....

Starting now, companies at the School’s startup incubator, SSE Business Lab, will be getting both a boost in their venture building and an offer of investment from the new fund SSE Ventures. Seven new...

10 December marks both Nobel Day and Human Rights Day - a time to reflect on how research helps build more equal, fair, and democratic societies. At the Stockholm School of Economics, researchers...

Today, eleven new companies today start their journeys in the Stockholm School of Economics’ prestigious venture incubator SSE Business Lab. Among tough competition these companies managed to impress...

by Erik Meyersson, Doctoral Thesis in Economics at the Stockholm University, Sweden